Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Quince paste or Quince bread?

We received these wonderful quince pastes from Beatrice a dear friend who visited us for dinner last Friday. Her mother had made them. These goodies take some time till they are ready to eat as the paste first has to dry to the right consistency and this may last for days. I know that this is an old way to process quinces and I also know that in earlier days these were eaten at Christmas time. As I love recipes of earlier days I appreciate this gift a lot. Another friend of mine told me that they are perfect when eaten together with cheese as a dessert (for instance instead of pears). Beatrice is of German origin and they call this delicacy quince bread. This was very new to me but I like the idea.

Here comes the recipe.

I cannot guarantee though that they will taste as beautifully as the one from Beatrice's mother ;o)

This is called "marmellata di mele cotogne" or "cotognata", in Italian. I had it once, when I was a little girl, in Italy, cut into small cubes, all wrapped up in a silver foil packet. i wonder who made it? I still remember the flavour...

Last year I got hold of some quince and I tried a recipe I found on the net, but... it didn't work!

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